Eve's Apple

I wasn’t made from a man’s rib. I was made in a womb, and I was raised under patriarchy. And now I wear the truth on my chest.

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For as long as I can remember, the rules were written by men—and I was expected to follow them. I was coerced into marriage at just 16, because that’s what my church, my family, and the culture around me said was “right.” They called it obedience. I call it grooming. My stepfather was abusive. The kind of man that religion shelters, excuses, and sometimes even rewards—because as long as he’s “head of the household,” everyone else is expected to submit. For 18 years, I lived under the thumb of a narcissistic partner. The patterns were familiar: control disguised as protection, silence demanded in the name of peace, my voice buried beneath his ego. That’s not love. That’s patriarchy in action.

When I started deconstructing, I Got My Life Back.

It didn’t happen all at once. At first, I thought I was the problem. Maybe I wasn’t submissive enough. Maybe I didn’t pray hard enough. Maybe if I were a better woman, I’d be treated with more love. But no matter how hard I tried to fit the bill, nothing got better. Actually, it got much worse. But that’s the trap, isn’t it? Patriarchy teaches women to blame themselves for the harm done to them—and then praise their abusers for “leading the household.” Eventually, I began to see through it all. The scriptures that told me to stay. The sermons made me feel guilty for wanting more. The teachings that shamed me for asking questions. I started to deconstruct, and the further I got, the clearer it became: None of this was made for me.

Why I Created Eve’s Apple™:

Because I needed to reclaim my voice.

Because I needed to heal out loud.

Because I needed a place where

women like me could see themselves

—not as fallen, but as forged.

Eve’s Apple™ is more than a t-shirt brand. It’s an act of rebellion. A middle finger to the systems that made us feel like we were the problem. Every shirt is a remix. A verse flipped. A lie exposed. Because if the Bible was used to silence us, we’ll use it to speak.

Welcome to Eve’s Apple™:

We’re not here to redeem the garden.
We’re here to burn the whole damn thing down.👑🍎
— Heather, Founder of Eve’s Apple™